There are many ways that travelers can avail to reach Chengdu. Of the varied ways the best way that the international travelers can avail is airways. The Airports in Chengdu are also major air hubs of China. Airports in Chengdu have flights from all major places of the world.
Airports in Chengdu includes the Chengdu international airport. It is the main airport serving the city and its surrounding parts. The Chengdu international airport or the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is the sixth largest airport of China while it ranks fifth in terms of passenger volume. The Chengdu airport ranks sixth after the Beijing airport, Shanghai Pudong airport, Shanghai Hongqiao airport, Guangzhou Baiyun airport and Shenzhen Bao'an airport.
The airport is located 20 kilometers on the outskirts of Chengdu. The airport lies somewhat north of Shuangliu County. There are various ways of reaching the airport. In addition to the buses there are taxis available readily.
The Chengdu international airport is one of the busiest airports of the world. From statistical records it has been estimated that in 2006 the total passenger count reached to a total 16.28 million. There are many flights from major cities of the world. Of these while some are international flights there are some other intra regional flights. The airport has flights to more than 20 international flights. In addition to these there are many intra regional flights to many domestic airports of China.
The airport mainly started functioning as a military airport. It became operational in 1938 at the time of the second Sino-Japanese War and Second World War. With the passage of time it became one of the international airports. The airport is the hub of the Air China and Sichuan Airlines.
Some other airlines operating from this airport are the Shandong Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Air Macau, Silkair, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines,Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines and Singapore Airlines. Some other flights are the Dragonair, China Southern Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Hong Kong Express Airways, Thai Airways International, Okay Airways and other.
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